[Elecraft] REMOTE STATIONS - was Re: iphone remote control for the KPA500

Wed May 17 15:35:42 EDT 2017

Guts, this portion of the thread was closed earlier today. Please, no more pro/con arguments on remote operation.

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> On May 17, 2017, at 2:25 PM, Jim Rhodes <jimk0xu at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> If you don't like them, don't work them. If you can't tell the difference,
> then what is the difference?
> 
> On Wed, May 17, 2017 at 7:32 AM, Gian Luca Cazzola <glcazzola at alice.it>
> wrote:
> 
>> Are we sure that this, remote radio,  is really again ham radio and a
>> radio shack?
>> 
>> I don’t want be offensive to anybody, but I think that our community,
>> including our associations and the contest committees, should ask ourself
>> this question and take decisions consequently.
>> 
>> This kind of operating, as using 5 -10 - 20kw amplifier or ultra automated
>> stations in contests, for contests or dx-ing is like drugs doping … I think.
>> 
>> It’s only my opinion or other think the same?
>> 
>> Ian IK4EWX
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> Il giorno 17 mag 2017, alle ore 14:12, Jeff <kb2m at comcast.net> ha
>> scritto:
>>> 
>>> I’m not awake yet. After a cup of coffee I read through the Remote Rig
>> RC-1216H  doc’s and now see that you DO get  some KPA500 monitoring
>> information with this setup. Can the KPA500 and my SteppIR be monitored
>> with one 1216H ? If so for $300 it’s starting to look like a good way to
>> go, as I can’t do any control functions on my BigIR remotely, just control
>> it’s frequency. I would also like to have a way to retract the antenna
>> fully....
>>> 
>>> 73 Jeff kb2m
>>> 
>>> From: Barry Baines
>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 11:43 PM
>>> To: Jeff
>>> Cc: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
>>> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] iphone remote control for the KPA500
>>> 
>>> Jeff:
>>> 
>>> On May 16, 2017, at 8:03 PM, Jeff <kb2m at comcast.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Is anyone working on an iPhone remote control APP for the KPA500?
>>> 
>>> Not a problem today if you use the Remote Rig RC-1216H to control the
>> KPA500 (available through HRO).  It uses a web interface which looks just
>> like the KPA500 front panel; the amplifier interface utilizes the RS232
>> serial connection, so I control my KPA500 with my iPad or MacBook running
>> Safari or Chrome.  Likewise, I use a second Remote Rig 1216H to control my
>> Green Heron Rotor Controller (RT-21), so I can manage my antenna pointing
>> with the iPAD/iPhone/MacBook with ease.
>>> 
>>> See:  http://www.remoterig.com/wp/?page_id=1010#tabs-3
>>> 
>>> Note that the RC-1216H can manage various amplifiers and antenna
>> rotators.  Unfortunately, the firmware does not support the KAT500 or the
>> Alpha 9500.
>>> 
>>> The RC-1216H is an excellent device for managing compatible devices when
>> operating remotely;  e.g. my shack is in SE Georgia and I’m in New England,
>> Texas, etc.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> At this point the only devices that I must use a Windows OS is with the
>> KAT500 and the Antenna Genius 8x2 antenna switch.  The antenna switch
>> allows me to select which transceiver (K3 or Flex) is  active on a given
>> port.  The Antenna Genius has a LAN connection, so I can access it
>> relatively easily remotely and run the windows software from wherever I am.
>>> 
>>> I use a serial-to-ethernet converter to interface with the KAT500 so
>> that the computer at my location can control the KAT500 at the shack
>> without a PC in the shack.
>>> 
>>> Lastly, I use the West Mountain Radio 5-port R4005i to turn on/off
>> devices using a web interface that it has.  The allows me to remotely
>> activate the Flex6700, control preamps and other accessories, etc.    So
>> again, it can all be done with an iPhone/iPad/MacBook or any web-capable
>> device.
>>> 
>>> To the extent that I can run a shack without running Windows and a PC,
>> the happier I am.
>>> 
>>> FWIW,
>>> 
>>> Barry Baines, WD4ASW
>>> (Currently in Mercer, PA enroute to Hamvention…)
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I move my KPA-500 with me when I travel from my winter home to my
>> summer home. When down south for the winter I use the KPA500 with my FLEX
>> 6500 that has a wonderful iPhone remote control APP.  It would be nice to
>> be able to control the KPA500 via iPhone also...
>>> 
>>> 73 Jeff kb2m
>>> 
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